• 5Point Adventure Film Festival 5points Film Festival, a 4 day film festival designed to inspire adventure, is returning to Bellingham this summer. 5points launched in Colorado, and constructed around 5 values (or points), involved a lot more than just extreme sports films. The event’s first year in Bellingham featured legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, a Van Life rally, and at […] April 29, 2016
  • ::f o u n d:: ::f o u n d:: leather goods is the work of 2 Bellingham women—Nicki Lang and Leah Macaleer. Together they produce hand-made leather bags and accessories with lots of attention paid to quality craftsmanship (craftwomanship?) and the natural beauty of leather. On their website they explain that each product is made by hand when it […] April 27, 2016
  • CJ Seitz       April 25, 2016
  • Georgetown Energy Prize Bellingham is moving up the leaderboard in its race against 50 other communities for the Georgetown University Energy Prize. In January, Mayor Kellie Linville declared 2016 to be “Energy Year,” an announcement certainly linked to Bellingham’s strong chance to save more energy than any of the other semi-finalists and claim the $5 million grand prize. […] April 23, 2016
  • Dirty Dan Harris Festival On Sunday, April 24 we celebrate the infamous founder of Fairhaven at the annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival. Live music and vendors will fill the Village Green. Parents will love several kid-friendly activities like the fish toss and donut eating contest. Watch for Dirty Dan look-a-likes, there’s a contest. And 2 competitions of physical prowess […] April 21, 2016
  • Rabbit Wilde Rabbit Wilde is arguably the biggest Bellingham-based musical act at the moment. The 4-piece band has a joyful and earthy sound. They recently released their second album and we recently had a chance to sit down with all members of the band.   Zach Hamer—lead guitar, vocals, kick drum + harmonica Nathan Hamer—ukulele, vocals + […] April 19, 2016
  • Structures Brewing Any brewery to offer a barrel-fermented Saison among its flagship beers should be taken seriously. Structures Brewing, the newest member of the brewing community of Bellingham, could have started their brewing operation anywhere. The two founders hail from nearly 3,000 miles away, but they picked Bellingham as their home. On their instagram account you can […] April 15, 2016
  • Over Easy Everybody wants to have breakfast in their mother’s kitchen, at least that’s the theory of Over Easy restaurant founder Brad May. That’s why he designed a restaurant to look just like the kitchen in his own childhood home. When franchise owner Jamie Bohnett brought Over Easy to Bellingham, he knew it would take more than […] April 13, 2016
  • Jason Martin April 11, 2016
  • Commercial Street Night Market The Commercial Street Night Market that took Bellingham by storm last fall, has returned. The spring market featured some great food, new vendors, and live music. The next market is scheduled for June 3. Mark your calendar now! Because it’s gonna be awesome. April 9, 2016